flexpipe question

[99SEsport2K4]

Is $135 reasonable to have a new flexpipe installed? I thought the car had one replaced about 4-5yrs ago and it was only like 30-40ish. The 135 quote a local shop gave me seemed way too high. Thanks for the help.

[zorrex]

Do you have a Zetec? If so, I purchased a stainless steel one on e-bay for $22 WITH shipping. The problem with replacing the flex pipe is that you gotta drop everything from the cat BACK. Then you cut out the old flex pipe and weld in the new one. It actually is a decent bit of work. $135 doesn't seem too bad to get it done professionally...

[Harrry]

A welder/welding shop charges 65 dollars an hour. Add that to the 25 dollars flex pipe.

It should be around 90-100 dollars. 135 is too much just for this job.
Take it somewhere else IMHO

[Matt R]

I paid right around $110-$120 for mine. Sounds about right. Try another shop and see what they quote you. Just stay away from Midas/Monroe. They wanted $900... to replace the whole exhaust. According to them, you have to replace everything from the manifolds back. I asked them if they've ever heard of a welding torch and asked for my keys back.

[wolfeman351]

I just got the OK to post so here is what I found.

I just bought a flex pipe from JC Whitney for $45 dollars and it comes with the clamps. Is 2inch ID so you only have to cut out the old one and bolt this one in.

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/P...?Ntt=flex+pipe

I will try it this week some time and let you know how it went.

[Matt R]

Link doesn't work, just comes up with a 404 error code.

[wolfeman351]

Try this one

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Product/Pr-p_Product.CATENTRY_ID:2012408/c-10101/Nty-1/p-2012408/Ntx-mode+matchallpartial/N-10101/tf-Browse/s-10101/Ntk-AllTextSearchGroup?Ntt=flex+pipe

[Matt R]

That worked. Let us know how it works on your exhaust.

[Guitarman19853]

How often do flex pipes need replaced? Because I think i have a leak in my 2nd one in 2 years.

[CustomX157]

When i had my exhaust done, they had to put in a new flexpipe and it was an extra 100$. I think its about 4 inches long and is welded in. 135 isn't ridiculously high, just more than i payed.

[Matt R]

I had mine done 4 years ago, and it looks like it's about to rust through. The pipe itself is stainless steel, it's the welds that are rusting.

[NinjaSpawn]

Last time I got an oil change I was told I needed a new flex pipe, and I' have got to admit I had no clue what the heck it was until i started looking around on these forums. Well i finally decided to check my out a little so I went and looked at it and yeah mine really needs to be replaced. I took a pic for the rest of ya to see too. Btw anyone know what size I would need off the mentioned website where i could install it myself?

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a96/dragonspawn86/DSCN0296.jpg

[99SEsport2K4]

IIRC the size was bigger than the normal piping diameter. 3 inches maybe?

FWIW- I took the car back home from college and had a local shop do it. Shiz cost 175 :nonono:. Those retards didn't attach all the hangers, so the slighest bump makes the muffler clunk against the body...and I still have a fuggin whistle coming from somewhere only I can't find any exhuast leak but I swear that's what it is.


edit: forgot to add this- Ninjaspawn, to me your flexpipe looks like it doesn't need replacing. Before mine got fugged over half of the woven outside covering was ripped off and dangling. Unless you have some kind of leak or something, yours looks almost brand new. :shrug:

[NinjaSpawn]

Well all I know is that during winter when everyone else's tailpipe was smoking mine wasn't is was coming from under the side lol.

[1FASTDAD]

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edit: forgot to add this- Ninjaspawn, to me your flexpipe looks like it doesn't need replacing. Before mine got fugged over half of the woven outside covering was ripped off and dangling. Unless you have some kind of leak or something, yours looks almost brand new. :shrug:

look closer. you can see it separated from the pipe itself

[BoSoxBruin]

look closer. you can see it separated from the pipe itself

LOL, how can you miss that :crazy:

Mine is still intact but looks like it is starting to go; hopefully it lasts past August when it is time to get it inspected...

[1FASTDAD]

yeah e-tests and inspections suck

[99SEsport2K4]

look closer. you can see it separated from the pipe itself

How did I miss that? Somehow what I typed made sense, but I was far from sober. :laugh:

[1FASTDAD]

its ok. you are forgiven.....THIS TIME

[GrimmSVT]

When I installed my headers i had a 3 bolt flange and a 2 bolt flange.Local muffler shop cut off both flanges,welded on new flex pipe for less than 50 dollars.

[Harrry]

IIRC the size was bigger than the normal piping diameter. 3 inches maybe?

2.5 inches.

[NinjaSpawn]

I think its time to replace mine got pulled over for my car being to loud, lol. Anyone know if the bolt on one would work?

[1FASTDAD]

i dont see why not. but welding is always better

[NinjaSpawn]

yeah but im just looking for a quick fix, hoping to get rid of this exhaust sometime in the future and probably go with and svt exhaust.

[1FASTDAD]

then yeah. the U bolts will work

[NinjaSpawn]

ok then tyvm, now I just have to see what size ill need lol.

[Harrry]

ok then tyvm, now I just have to see what size ill need lol.

Take it up to a shop and have them weld that up :)

I bet you can find tons of shops down in taylor to do that cheap.

[NinjaSpawn]

last time I took it in for an oil change they said they could do it for $120, didn't have the money at the time. But if that bolt on one would work im probably gonna go with that for now.